Oz's Question of the day #70(15/8/09)

[OZXJR]

Ok,the snail has run his race,now for the worm

On a shelf in the library, there is a 3 book set of almanacs labeled volume 1, volume 2 and volume 3.
Each book is 2 1/2 inches thick, the pages being 2 inches thick and each cover is 1/4 inch thick.
A bookworm starts eating it's way from the 1st page of volume 1 and stops at the last page of volume 3.
How far did the bookworm travel?

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[Stumbles06]

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[bigdog9191999]

no pm cant win today but cant wait for the answer i think i know it.

 

[n1one]

PM Sent!:cheer:

 

[ELIZABETH]

OK, I just HAD to answer, even tho I am not eligible to win this one. (Forgive me fadda, for I have pm'd)

 

[Wolfman]

been away for a few days...so was good to test the mind again...answer PM'd.

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[economarte]

you have pm

 

[Disco]

PM sent :thumbup:

 

[OZXJR]

Answer:3 inches.....you must visualize that when the books are on the shelf with the binders facing you that the right side of volume 1 is where page 1 is and the left side of volume 3 is the last page of volume 3. This being the case, the worm only eats through the cover of volume 1 ( 1/4 inch ), all of volume 2 ( 2 1/2 inches ), and only the cover of volume
3 ( 1/4 inch ) for a total of 3 inches.




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[sxty8goats]

Answer:3 inches.....you must visualize that when the books are on the shelf with the binders facing you that the right side of volume 1 is where page 1 is and the left side of volume 3 is the last page of volume 3. This being the case, the worm only eats through the cover of volume 1 ( 1/4 inch ), all of volume 2 ( 2 1/2 inches ), and only the cover of volume
3 ( 1/4 inch ) for a total of 3 inches.




Rep and casino cash winners:Wolfman and Economarte


Well done guys,thanks for playing.

Good thing I skipped this one. I would have got it wrong :thumbup: